By Ryan and Mary-Rose Verret | This morning our pastor choked and then made us all teary-eyed at Mass as he tried to make sense of the horrors that were exposed from years of neglect in the Catholic Church. He spoke of the…

By CNA/EWTN News | WASHINGTON — The body charged with advising the U.S. bishops on sexual abuse prevention has called for an independent lay-led investigation into all allegations of sexual misconduct…

By Edward Pentin | Much is being made on social media today about Archbishop Georg Gänswein’s comments in which he said it is “fake news” to suggest that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI confirmed Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s…

By Dan Burke |

By CNA/EWTN News | WASHINGTON — Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reaffirmed Monday the need for a “prompt and thorough examination” of questions surrounding…

By Ed Condon/CNA | WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington has declined to confirm new details about the post-retirement living arrangements of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, and maintained that…

By CNA/EWTN News | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Several Illinois bishops have indicated their desire to discuss with the state attorney general their dioceses’ sexual-abuse policies, noting the steps they have taken…

By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA/EWTN News | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday that he will not comment on claims by a former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. that the Pope knew about…

By JD Flynn/CNA | WASHINGTON — Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington has denied a report that he was informed about restrictions apparently placed by the Vatican upon his predecessor, Archbishop Theodore…

By Msgr. Charles Pope | (Note: I wrote this before the news of Archbishop Viganò’s testimony broke last night. Thus, I do not speak directly to that issue here. See this column therefore as a kind of deeper analysis of how and…